Construction of car-trucks.



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. Patented Nov. l9, I901. n. c. WRIGHT & F. 1;. STEB BINS. CONSTRUCTION OF CAR TRUCKS.

(Application filed May 27, 1896.)

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n. c. WRIGHT & F. 1:. STEBBINS, CONSTRUCTION OF CAB TRUCKS.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT -OFFICE.

BANSOM o. WRIGHT, on PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,AND-FRANK sTEBBINs, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT on COLUMBIA;SAID s'rsn nNs ASSIGNOE TO SAID /VRIGHT.

CONSTRUCTION OF CAR-TRUCKS.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Yatent No. 686,795, dated November 19, 1901.

Application filed May 27,1896. Serial No. 593,261 (No model.)

To aZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that we, RANSOM O. WRIGHT, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State'of Pennsylvania, and

FRANK E. STEBBINS, residing at Washington, District of Columbia, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Car-Tracks; and we do declare the fol- 1o lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to car-trucks, the main object being the production of a truck comprising comparatively few parts, which can becheaply constructed, which shall be strong and durable, which can be easily repaired by the substitution of a part, and which shall admit of the facile removal of a pair of wheels and an axle and without the necessity of jacking up the car-body which rests upon the truck.

- Our invention consists, objectively, in a truck having the transoms and sides formed of flanged metallic beams suitably united at 0 their junctions and with cast-metal pedestals at the free ends of the side frames or pieces,

' the said pedestals each having a removable end piece or jaw.

Further, it consists in atruck having a tran- 5 soin or transoms and flanged side frames with free ends, to which are detachably securedby rivets or bolts cast-met-al pedestals provided with extensions or necks and with removable end pieces or jaws.

40 Further, itconsists in acast-metal pedestal adapted to be secured onto the end of a side frame, said pedestal havinga removable jaw or end piece secured in position.

Finally, it consists in certain novelties of construction and combinations of parts, substantially as set forth and claimed. A V The accompanying drawings illustrate one complete example of the physical embodiment of our invention and one modification 5c of the pedestal.

Figure 1 is a side View in elevation of the truck-frame proper, the springs and journaiboxes being omitted,hut the wheels indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a half top plan view of Fig. 1, the half not shown being identical with that illustrated. -Fig. shows one cast-metal pedestal detached from the end of a side frame. Fig. 4: illustrates a modifiedfcrm of removable end piece or jaw for inc pedestal.

The main portion of the truck-frame, embracing the transoms or cross pieeeor pieces, is preferably constructed of flanged beamsor rolled shapes by methods analogous to those set forth in our application filed Fell; nary 5,.

1896, Serial No. 578,163, the transoms being bent and thesides straight and the said main portion or side frames presenting four I free ends, to which the cast-metal peeestals are secured.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and '3 of the drawings, the letter A designates the transoms or pieces which are located between the pairs of wheels, in this instance consisting of rolled channel-beams; B, the endeof the transoms,

which are in this example shownbent and turned to the right and left; 6, one of the side pieces, which in this example is a channel-beam;. D, a top StiiTening pIa'te. E represents rivets which are passed through plate D and the flanges ofthe transons and side piece. F is a bottom plate similar in form to the top plate D. G represents rivets which secure the bottom plate to the flanges of the transoms and side piece, and His a center plate of any approvedconstruction. The pedestals are made of cast metal and in a shape adapted to provide the requisite strength with the least weight of metal, the same being properly distributed. The letter I designates acomplete pedestal. J is a neck or extension at right angles to the jaws and bearings for the journal-box; K, the

web of the neck. L represents top horizontalflanges; M, bottom horizontal flanges. N 5 p is a seatlo'r pocket for a'springg'O, a flange extendingalong 'the neck and over the head of the pedestal; I, a fixed bearing-fiange-constituting a fixed perpendicular jaw which I frictionally engagesa journal-box; Q, ahori 10o zontal lower extension of the shape shown; R, a strengthening-flange; S, a removable piece or aw; T, a' web of the'jaw; U, the bearingflange of thejaw; V, adownwardly-extended' 5 portion of the pedestal, serving as a bearing forthe upper portionof a journal-box in some cases and also as a seat for the upper end of the removable piece or jaw S, which frictionally engages its lower horiz ntal surface. l/V

represents the four remov ble bolts which which are passed through the webs of the pedestal and side frame.

Fig. t shows a modification of the remov- 2o able end piece orjaw of the pedestal and a way of removably holding it in position. The letter S designates the jaw orend piece, which has a bearing-flange and a longitudinal aperture for a bolt. S represents lips which engage the head and lower horizontal extension of the pedestal and serve to take in part at least the side strains, and W is-a single belt, which passes through an aperture in the head of the pedestal, the hole in the piece S, and

n .230 through an aperture at the end of the lower horizontal extension, as shown. I

It will be observedthat in the single exam ple illustrated the ends-of the transorns are bent and extended and that the necks of the pedestals are secured between the ends of the side pieces and the ends of the transoms; butthe method of. detachably uniting theextensions or necks to the side frames may and should be varied as occasion. demand and 4o in, accordance with the shape" of theendsiof the side frame and the beam used? The preferred form of the pedestal is shown inFig. 3, where the removable piece S .is's'e cured in position between the horizontal-ex 45. tension Q and extension V by four .bolts andnuts, two of said bolts being located on'eac'h These bolts are provided side of the Web T. I with ample bearing-surfaces where they. pass through the flanges at the ends of piece S and.

extensionsV and Q, and when the nuts are tightened the piece S is rigidly clamped in position between the flanges on the said extensions. substituted for the four bolts shown when deemed preferable. In either case thetightening of the nuts on the perpendicular bolts will cause the piece S to be gripped between the extensions V and Q, so that the bolts will.

not. be-subjected to excessive horizontal 6o shearing strains in service. The journal-box is obviously located within the recess of the pedestal, with a spring or springs interposed between it and the. spring seat or pocket when desired. To remove a pair of wheels and an'axle, the frame is'jacked up far enough to bring the boxes in line with they Two long bolts may of course beopenings normally closed by the removable jawsor pieces S.

In the example of truck-frame illustrated we have shown the side frames with their top and bottom flanges in straight horizontal lines and the pedestals secured to the ends of the side framesin such a way that the lower horizontal edges of the side frames are in a line below the tops of the journal-boxes.

This disposition allows the' frames to take the thrusts of the boxes in a direct line. The necks or extensions of the pedestals are secured by rivets between the end's'of the chan nel-beams constituting the side frames; but we do not confine ourselves to the use of such ohannels,inasmuch as other forms of beamssuch as I, L, L, E, and T shaped in crossseetion, bentor straight, rolled or pressed to shapem'ay be substituted for sides and transoms, or either, as found convenient. When an I or other shaped beam is selected, the neck orextension; of the pedestal will of course be slightly altered in shape or construction, so that it canbe rigidly riveted to the end or flanges of the beam or side frame. The ends of the side frames" are preferably cut off or fashioned squareand the necks or extensions of the pedestals attached directly to them; but the free ends of the frames may be somewhat altered in-shape.

It is to be understood that in practice modi- 'flcations' and unsubstantial changes may be introduced without passing outside the limits of ourinvention.

What we claim is- .1. The combination in atruck structure, 0

a transom or transoms located between the metal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws and extensions at right angles to the jaws secured orrto the ends of the side frames or pieces. 1

, 2. The combination in a truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapt-ed to support a carbody; side frames or pieces cut off square at 4 pieces.

pairs of -wheels and adapted to support a car- 'bodyg 'side frames or pieces cut cit square at ftheiends and united adjacent their central portions to the transom or transoms and cast- 3. The combination in atruck structure, of

a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support anarbody; side frames or pieces out 03 square at the ends and united adjacent their central portions to the transom or transoms; means for stiffening the frames at the junctions of the side frames and transom or transorns; and cast-rnetal pedestals having.fixed'and removable jaws and extensions at right angles to the jaws and seats or pockets for springs secured onto the ends of the side frames or pieces.

4. The combination in a truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a carbody; side frames or pieces cut oif square at the ends and united adjacent their central portions to the transom or transoms; castmetal pedestals having seats for springs, flanged jaws, one of which isremovable, and extensions atright angles to the jaws, secured to the ends of the side frames or pieces.

5. The combinationin a truck structure, of a transom or transoms adapted to support a car-body and located between the pairs of wheels; flanged side frames or pieces cut off square at the ends andunited by the transom or transoms'; and cast-rnetal pedestals,

each having afixed and a removable jaw and an extensioniat right angles'to the bearings.

for the journal-box, secured to the ends of the side frames or'pieces.

6. The combination in a truck structure of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and'adapted to support a carbody; flanged-side frames or'pieces cut off to form plain ends and united by the transom or transoms; and cast-metal pedestals hav-- 8. The combination in a truck structure, of

a transom or transoms located between the pairsof wheels and adapted to support a carbody; rolled flanged beams constituting the A 9. The combination in a truckstructure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car body; flanged side frames or pieces having their top flanges in straight horizontal lines from end to end; and cast-metal pedestals secured directly onto the ends of the side frames, said pedestals being provided with fixed and removable jaws and seats or pockets for springs.

10. The combination in a car-truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces having their lower flanges in straight horizontal lines from end to end, and cast metallic pedestalsprovided with fixed and removable jaws secured directlybn'to the ends of the side frames.

11. The combination in a truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a carbody; flanged side frames or pieces having their top and bottom flanges in straight horizontal lines from end to end; and cast-metal pedestals provided with fixed and removable jaws secured directly onto the ends of the side frames.

, 12. The combination in a truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a carbody; flanged side framesor pieces having the top flanged. in straight horizontal lines from end to end; and pedestals secured di- *rectly onto the ends of the side frames; said pedestals having extensions at right angles to the pedestal-jaws and fixed and removable jaws and seats for springs.

13. The combination ina truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car body; flangedv "side frames or pieces having their top flanges in straight horizontallines from end to end; and pedestals secured directly onto the ends of the side frames; said pedestals having fixed and removable jaws.

14. The combination in a truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car'- body; flanged'side frames or pieces cut 01f square; and cast pedestals having fixed and removable jaws secured directly onto the ends of the side frames ;the tops 61' heads of the pedestals extending above the plane of the side frames, whereby the seats for the springs may be located above the planes of the side frames and the transom or transoms dropped. I 1

15. The combination in a car-truck structure, of a transom-or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames havflanges and webs; and metallic pedestals having fixed and removable jaws, and extensions at right angles to the jaws and comprising upper and lower portions, located in frictional contact with the top and bottom flanges of the ends of the side frameswhe'n the pedestals are secured in position.

16. The combination in a truck structure, of a transom or transoms located between the pairs, of wheels and adapted to support a carbody; rolled flanged beams constituting the side frames and having their flanges and webs cut off at the ends; and cast-metal pedestals secured to the webs of the rolled flanged beams at their ends; the said pedestals having fixed and removable jaws, seats or-pockets'for springs, and the pedestal-jaws extending below the line of the lower flanges of the side frames.

'17. In a car-truck, a transom or transoms too ing their upper and lower flanges in-parallel planes and their-ends cut off through the and side beams secured thereto,- the latter hafving their upper and lower flanges turned outwardly, combined with the cast-metal pedestal-frames having fixed and removable jaws riveted to the ends of said side beams, and the top plate at (.each'side of 'thetru'ck riveted to the side oeams and'transom-beams.

18. The combination in a tr-uclgstructure of flanged tran'soms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body;

side frames or pieces cut ofl to form plain ends and to which the transom-beams are attached; and cast-metal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws, and extensions at right angles to the jaws secured onto the ends of the side frames or pieces. 1

l9. Thecombination in a truck structure,

of flanged transoms located between the pairs.

of wheels and adapted to support a'car-body; side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends and secured to the ends of the transoms means for stiffening the transoms and side frames at their junctions; and cast-metalof flanged transoms; channel side frames; and

cast-metal pedestals secured onto the ends of the side frames; each pedestal having a. fixed and a removable jaw, a web and flange and secured to a transom; and said channel side frames being provided with stiffening means at their junctions. V

22. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms; channel sides; and castmetal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws and extensions at right anglesrto the jaws; the extension of each pedestal being secured to a channel side piece and to a transom.

23. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; channel side beams or pieces cut ed to form plain ends; and cast-metal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws, and extensions secured to the ends of the side frames or pieces.

24. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; channel-beam side frames or pieces having their upper and lower flanges in parallel lines; and pedestals having fixed and removable jaws and extensions at right angles to the jaws secured to the ends of the said side framesor pieces.

25. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms; channel side frames;

and cast-metal pedestals; each pedestal having a fixed and a removable jaw, and an extension which is secured to the end of a channel side frame and to a transom adjacent its end.

26. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends; and pedestals, each having a fixed and a removable jaw, secured onto the ends of the flanged side frames or pieces.

27. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a carbody flanged side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends and pedestals having fixed andremovable jaws and; seats or pockets for springs,secured'ontogthe ends of the flanged side frames.

I 28. The combination in a truck structure,

of flanged transom's located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces having their flanges and webs cutoff to form plain ends;

and cast-metal pedestals'secured to theside frames, each pedestal being provided with a fixed and a removable'jaw and an extension at right angles to the jaws, and a flange adjacent the lower'flange of a side frame.

29. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms; flanged side frames cut off through the flanges and webs to form plain ends; and cast-metal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws and extensions secured onto the ends of the side frames; the extension of each pedestal frictionally engaging and riveted tofthe web of the end of a side frame.

30. The combination in a truck, of castinetal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws and extensions or necks; flanged side frames or beams to which the extensions of they pedestals Ifire secured by rivets; and flanged, transo s uniting the flanged side beams adjacent their centers; said t-ransoms being adapted to support a car-body.

31. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms, flanged side frames or pieces having the flanges and webs out ofl to.

form plain ends; and cast-metal pedestals, said pedestals having'fixed and removable jaws, and top and bottom extensions engaging the top and bottom flanges of the side frames.

32. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to supportacar-bod'y; flanged side frames or pieces cut 0E to form plain ends; flat plates riveted to the tram-- souls and side frames at their junctions; and cast-metal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws secured onto the ends of the side frames. 1

33. The combination in a truck structure, of a transom or transoms; flanged side beams or pieces; and cast-metal'pcdestals; each ped- ICC 34. The combination in a truck structure,

of a transom or transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car- -body; flanged side frames or pieces having plainends and united to the ends of the transoms; and cast-metal pedestals having fixed and removable jaws and extensions at rightangles to the pedestal-jaws secured onto the vfour ends of the side frames.

35. A car-truck frame provided at each of itsfour ends with an upper horizontal part having a pocket for strengthening the head of the pedestal, a iower horizontal part, and

an innerbearing-flange, said upper part with the pocket, the lower part, and the inner bearing-flangebeing cast integral; and a rernovable end bearing-piece secured by suitable means between the ends of the upper and lower horizontal parts; said pocket adapted to receive the end of a spring and rest upon a journal-box, located and having vertical movement between the upper and lower horizontal parts. i

36. A truek-frame having cast-metal pedestals, each pedestal embracingan upper horizontal part with a pocket for strengthening the same and to receivea spring, alower horizontal part, and an inner perpendicular hearing part for a journal-box, said three parts being cast integral, and a removable end bearing-piece secured by a bolt or bolts to the ends of thenpperand lower horizontal parts,

37. A truck-frame having sides provided at each of their vertical ends with an upper horizontal part having an integral pocketor enlarged bearing for strengthening the head and to receive a spring, and a vertical inner bearing part for a. journal-box, said two parts being cast integral; a lower horizontal part; and a removable end bearing-piece. secured by suitable means to the ends of the upper and lower horizontal parts; the lower edges of the said sides of the frame being below the tops of the journal-boxes when in place.

38. The combination in 'a truck structure,

of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces having their top and bottom flanges in parallel lines; and castmetal pedestals provided with removable jaws, horizontal extensions, and seats for springs secured onto'the four ends of the side frames or pieces.

39. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted-to supporta ear-body; rolled flanged beams constituting the side frames and having their flanges and webs out off at the ends; and cast-metal pedestals each having a fixed. and removable jaw secured onto the ends of the rolled flanged beams.

d0. The combination in a truck structure,

of flanged tran-soms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a oar-bod y; flanged side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends, and cast-metal pedestals having perpendicular fixed and removable jaws and extensions at right angles to the jaws secured onto the ends of the flanged side frames.

41. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body;

- flanged side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends; stiffening-pieces riveted to the transoms and side frames; and metallic pedest-als having fixed and removable jaws secured onto the ends of the sideframes.

42. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support acar-body; flanged side frames or pieces having their lower flanges in straight horizontal lines from end to end; cast pedestals each having a fixed and a removable j aw secured directly onto the ends ofthe side frames; said pedestals being provided with seats or pockets for springs; and suitable means for stiffening the joints or unions between the transoms and sides. a

43. The combination in a truck structure of two flanged transom-beams adapted to supportacar-body; two rolled flanged side beams united adja'cent their centers by the said.transom beams and east-metal pedestals secured ontothe webs of the ends of the side beams, the journal-boxes being remo vable at the ends of the frame.

44. The combination in a truck. structure, of two flanged transom-beams; two flanged sides having webs; and pedestals of cast metal having seats or pockets for springs and secured onto the webs of the side beams at their ends; the journal-boxes being removable at theends of the. frame.

45. The combination in a truck structure, of flanged transiom's located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces having the top flanges in-straight horizontal liiies frozn'end to end; and pedestals secured directly onto the ends of the side frames; said pedestals having a removable jaw and extensions at right angles to the jaws.

.46. The combination in a truck structure,

-of two flanged transom-beams; two flanged side beams having free ends and webs; and pedestals secured to the ends of the side beams; each pedestal embracing a fixed jaw adjacent the frame, an outer removable jaw, a seat for a spring, and an extension at the top at right angles to the jaws.

47. In a car-truck, the flanged transombeams and flanged side beams having their webs in vertical planes combined with the cast pedestal-frames each having a vertical web-flange to engage the end of a side beam, an upper flange engaging-the upper flange of the side beam, a lower horizontal flange, and a fixed and a removable jaw. for receiving a journal-box.

. si-ons ,in combination with transorns of flanged beams which contact with and are riveted to the extensions of the pedestals; each of said pedestals having a removable jaw- 50. The combination in a truek structure of flanged transoms; flanged side frames; and cast-metal pedestals with removable side jaws and extensions at right angles to the jaws; each pedestal extension being secured to a side frame at the end thereof and the end of eachtransom resting on a flange of a pedestal or extension.

51. The combination in a truck structure,,.

of channel-beam transoms located between the'pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; channel-beam side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends; means secured to the transoms and side frames or pieces at their junctions to stiffen the frame; castmetal pedestalshaving fixed and removable jaws and extensions and seats for springs, secured onto the ends of the side frames.

52; The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transom's located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; channel-beam side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends; and pedestals each having a removable jaw secured onto the ends of the channel side frames or pieces.

53. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to supporta car-body; channel-beam side frames or pieces cutoffto form plain ends; and-pedesta-lshaving fixed and removable jaws and seats or. pockets for springs, secured onto the ends of the channel side frames or pieces. 7

'54, The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; channel-beam side frames or pieces out off to form plain ends; and cast-metal pedestals having removable side jaws and extensions at right angles to the jaws secured onto the ends of the channel side framesv or pieces.

55. The combination in a truck structure of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; channel-beam side frames orpieces cut offto form plain ends; stifiening-pieces riveted to the transoms and side frames; and metallic pedestals each having a removable side jaw secured onto the ends of the side frames. I

56. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; channel-beam side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends; flat stiffening-plates riveted to the transoms and side frames at their junctionsyand cast-metal pedestals each having a removable jaw secured onto the ends of the side frames or pieces.

57. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-bod y; channel-beam side frames or pieces cut off to form plain ends and united to the ends of :the tran'soms; and cast-metal pedestals having removable jaws-and extensions at right angles to the jaws secured onto the four ends of the side frames.

58. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of Wheels and adapted to support a car body; channel-beam side frames or pieces having their top and bot-tom flanges in parallel lines and cast-metal pedestals each hav ing a removable jaw,'secured onto the ends of the side frames or pieces.

59. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transorns located between the pairsof wheels and adapted to support a car-bod y; channel-beam side frames or pieces having their top and bottom flanges in parallel lines; and cast-metal pedestals each provided with a removable jaw and a seat for a spring, secured onto the ends of the side frames or pieces.

60. The combination, in a truck structure,

of channel-beam tranioms located between IOO IIO

cut off through the flanges and webs; and

cast-metal pedestals each having a removable jaw secured onto the ends of the rolled flanged beam side frames. v

62. The combination in a car-truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located betweenthe pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces having their webs and flanges cutoff to form plain ends; and cast-metal pedestals, each having a removable jaw secured. to the four ends of the side frames or pieces; each of.

said pedestals having an extensionat right angles to the jaws and adjacent the lower flange of a side frame.

63. The combination in a truck structure,

of channel-transoms; flanged side frames; and

oast-metal pedestals; each pedestal having a' removable jaw and an extension at right anglesto the jaws; a bottom flange which is in contact with a flange of the side frame, and a are! which engages the side of the side frame; and the extension of a pedestal secured to a transom ad acent an end thereof.

iii. The combination in a truck structure;

' eted to the transoms and side frames or pieces at their junctions; and cast-metal pedestals each provided with a removable jaw and a seat fora spring secured onto the ends of the side frames.

U5. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces having their lower flanges in straight lines; and etc-.t-nretal pedestals each provided with a removable jaw and a seat for a spring secured onto the ends of the side frames or pieces.

GB. 'The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a ear-body; flanged side frames or pieces having their flanges and webs cut otf substantially square and perpendicular to the lengths of the said frames or pieces; and cast-metal pedestals each having a removable jaw secured directly onto the ends of the side frames or pieces and projecting from the ends; in substance as set forth.

07. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames or pieces.cut

- off to adapt them to receive cast-metal pedcstals; and cast-metal pedestals each having a removable jaw and an extension secured to the webs of the side frames or pieces; the said pedestals each having a fixed jaw adjacent the end of the frame and also provided with a seat fdr the upper end of a coiled or .helical spring.

US. The combination in a truck structure, of channel-beam,transomS located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-bod flanged side'frames or pieces out off to form plain and free ends; and pedes tals each having a removable jaw secured onto the ends 'of-the side frames or pieces.

fill. The combination, in a truck structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support a car-body; flanged side frames 01' pieces cut oil? toform plain ends; and castunetal pod cstals having removable jaws and extensions at right angles to the jaws secured onto the ends of the side frames or pieces and projecting therefrom. V

'70. The combination in atruch structure, of channel-beam transoms located between the pairs of wheels and adapted to support;- a

- car-body; rolled langed beams constituting the side frames and having their ends cut off througlrthe flanges and webs; and ClSlr'lllQlfll pedestals each having a removable jaw secured to the ends of the rolled and flanged side frames.

7]. The combination with a pedestal having a fixed and a removable jaw, and an extension at right angles to the jaws; of two metallic beams constituting an end ofthe car-truck side frame and one of said beams provided with flanges.

72. The combination in a car-truck and with a pedestal having a removable'jaw and an extension at right angles to, the jaw, of two flanged metallic beams constituting an end of a car-truck side frame.

73. The combination with a pedestal having a removable'jaw and an extension or neck, of theends of two channel-beams which form a portion of a side frame of a car-truck.

74. The combination with a pedestal having a removable jaw, of the ends of two flanged metallic beams constituting the endof a car-truck side frame; the said pedestal being secured in positionbetw'een the ends of the two said flanged beams.

7 5. The combination with the commercial rolled-beam side frames having substantially vertical ends, of cast-metal flanged. pedestals each having a removable jaw andsccured to the vertical endsv of the side frames.

76. Acast-metalpedestalhavingafixed and a removable jaw, a seat for a spring, and an extension at one side thereof and at right angles to the said jaws, said extension comprising a lower flanged portion and an upper flanged portion between which a flanged end ofa car-truck frame is secured.

77. A cast-metal pedestal havinga fixed and a removable jaw, a seat for a spring, and an extension at one side thereof and at right angles to the said jaws, said extension comprising a lower flanged portion and a web to which an end of a car-truck frame is secured.

78. A cast-metal p'edestalhavingatixed and extension on one side thereof and at rightangles to said jaws, said extension comprising a lower flanged portion, anupper flanged port-ion, and a web.

80. A cast-metal pedestal having a removable jaw, a seat for a spring, and an exten sion on one side thereof and at right angles to the said jaws, said extension comprising a lower flanged portion and an upper flanged portion, and a space between the flanges for the end of a car-truck frame and to which the pedestal is secured.

S1. A cast-metal pedestal having a removable jaw, a pocket for the end of a spring, and an extension at one side thereof comm-is ing a lower flanged portion and an upper flanged portion both at right angles to the aws, and to which extension an end of acartruck frame is secured.

82. A cast-metal pedestal having a removable jaw, a seat for a spring, a horizontal extension, and an extension on one side thereof and at right angles to the jaws; said extension' comprising a lower flanged portion, an upper flanged portion and a web, to which an 1 end of a car-truck frame is secured.

83. Thevcombination with the flanged end of a car-truck frame cut off square, of a castmetal pedestalhavinga removable jaw, a seat v fora spring and an extension on one side at right angles to the jaws, and to which extension the end of the frame is secured.

- Sgt. The combination with the flanged end of a car-truck frame, of a cast-metal pedestal having aremovable jaw, apocket for a spring; and an'extension on one side at right angles to said jaws said extension having a lower flanged portion, an upper flanged portion, and

.aweb, to which the flanged endof the truckframe' is secured.- 1

85. The combination withthe flanged end of a car-truck frame, of a cast-metal pedestal having a removable jaw,'a seat or pocket for a spring, and an extension atone side at right angles 'to the jaws; said extension having a lower flanged portion and a web, to which the said flanged end of the cartruck frame is secured; I

86. A cast-metal pedestal having jaws P and S, extension Q, a bearing or pocket as N for a spring, and an extension at right angles to the jaws; said extension adapted to besecured to the end of. a car-truck side frame.

87. A cast-metal pedestal having jaws P and S, extension Q, a bearing or pocketNfor a spring, and an'extension at right angles to the jaws; said extension adapted to be secured to the end of a car-truck frame, and

said jaws having strengthening-flanges.

and S, a seat or pocket N for a spring, an eX- tension providedwiththe flanged portions L and M, and an extension Q to which the end of jaw S is secured.

91. A cast-metal pedestal having jaws .P and S, a seat or pocket N fora spring, an extension provided with the flanged portions L and M, a horizontal extension Q, and a downwardly-projecting portion V.

92. Acast-metal pedestal having two jaws P and S, a seat or pocket N for a spring, an extension provided with the flanged portion R, the flanged portion 0, and the extension Q.

93. In a car-truck structure, flanged side frames; and pedestals, each having-an extension, a flange P, an upperhorizontal portion, a lower horizontal portion, a re v lovable flanged jaw, and means for holding the removable jaw in position. I

94:. In a truck, the combination with the flanged side frames, of cast-metal pedestals having a removable jaw and flanges which are secured by rivets to the flanges of the side frames, the said rivets passingthrough the flanges of both pedestals and side frames.

95. The combination with the end of a flanged side frame, of a cast-metal pedestal having a removable jaw, and flanges L and M secured to the flanged side frame by rivets Xi 96. In a car-truck, the side frames, combined with the cast-metal flanged pedestals secured to the vertical ends of said side frames and having removable outer pieces or of a transom or transoms; flanged side frames;

and cast pedestals secured onto the ends of the side frames; each pedestal having a removable jaw secured to the parts Q and V by a perpendicular bolt or bolts.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

RANSOM C. \VRIGIIT. FRANK E. STEBBINS.

Witnesses:

Geo. W. REED, NATHAN I-L'RoBBINs. 

